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MANOVA Global Health Care Summit Redefines the Medical Meeting

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Addicks found a cast of government officials, business owners, and media leaders who also were ready to take a leap. The program was designed to more broadly define health care, bringing together companies not typically associated with a medical conference: Facebook, Verizon, and CNBC, to name a few.

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Why This Medical Meeting Simulated a Crisis

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Imagine walking into a major international medical meeting and finding your afternoon session transformed into an intellectual, public-health version of a murder-mystery dinner party. Mind you, these people were very high-level government officials. million deaths a year. AFTER THE OUTBREAK. Richardson said.

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Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By

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While the pandemic wreaked havoc on the event industry, companies that provide childcare at meetings are among those who suffered the most from the lack of live events. Lyons said that most of her returning clients are association and government organizations, with corporate business lagging.

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Maritz Expands Solutions for Med/Pharma Meetings

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Maritz Travel continues to expand its offerings in the med/pharma meetings arena by launching Maritz Travel Healthcare Solutions this week. She served on the Convention Industry Council Healthcare Certification Governance Committee, helping develop the rigid CMP-HC certification.

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Not-Your-Average Medical Conferences

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As health care and technology converges, how can medical meetings stay relevant? The number of medicine-focused conferences that bring in a wide range of disciplines and diverse audiences is growing. Some of the most influential — and one newcomer to watch — include: TEDMED , Nov. CES Digital Health Summit , Jan.

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6 Technological Breakthroughs That Will Change Health Care

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Breakthroughs in health care that sounded like science fiction just a few years ago are rapidly becoming reality — and can be expected to have an impact on medical meetings. Eventually the technology will be used to manufacture everything from organs to medicine to medical equipment.

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Q&A with Tori Barnes on Advocating for Bold Action

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Tori Emerson Barnes understood earlier than many in the North American meetings industry that the coronavirus was going to have a devastating impact on the economy. Smart Meetings sat down for an update on the effort and how individuals can help. From her vantage point in Washington, D.C., Since March, more than half of the 15.8

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